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Trying To Get Back To The Top

February 12th, 2009 - 10:48pm by mike_riceOther posts by mike_rice

As I was watching the Super Bowl, my thoughts drifted to ten years ago, when the Broncos were showing they were the best in the NFL.

I wondered how far the Broncos might be from again scaling to the top of the league and hoisting another Lombardi Trophy. I realized that by looking at the Steelers and Cardinals, one can get at least some idea of how close, or how far, the Broncos might be from their third NFL title.

CULTURE OF WINNING

This is obvious with the Steelers. They were great decades ago. And they are still great. Sure, they have had some lean years but no team is great every year.

The Steelers personify toughness. And more often than not, they win. No team has more Super Bowl titles than Pittsburgh’s six. Enough said.

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Who’s your Super Bowl Pick?

January 19th, 2009 - 8:11pm by mark_cooperOther posts by mark_cooper

Coach McDaniels is picking his staff but we can chat about that next. Who’s your pick to win the Superbowl? Since I’ve bragged about how sharp all the troops are on this blog, let’s see who has the pick to WIN??

-Coop

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Super Sunday is Set

January 19th, 2009 - 2:12am by mike_riceOther posts by mike_rice

Thoughts about the AFC and NFC Championship games:

PITTSBURGH 23, BALTIMORE 14

When a team plays at a high level on a consistent basis, it is easy to take for granted how good that team in. This just in: The Pittsburgh Steelers are really good.

They battled past the Ravens to get to another Super Bowl. And they looked good in the process.

Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was in complete control against a tough Ravens’ defense. The Steelers’ offense put 16 points on the board. They had some success running the ball, no small feat against the Ravens, and Big Ben made some big plays. He also knew when to cut his losses and avoid making the big mistake, preferring to let his defense protect field position.

In addition, Roethlisberger showed how tough he is by taking some fierce hits. He never seems to put up great stats, but Roethlisberger is a winner. He is in complete control of that offense. He plays hurt. He personifies a gritty Steelers’ team.

And let’s not forget that Roethlisberger gets a lot of help from a rugged Pittsburgh defense. Seriously, is there a better defense in the NFL? They held Ravens’ rookie quarterback Joe Flacco to 13 completions in 30 attempts for just 146 yards.

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‘A Little Jealous’

February 12th, 2008 - 4:51pm by domonique_foxworthOther posts by domonique_foxworth

Well I guess the Super Bowl is a good place to start. It was an extremely entertaining game. I enjoyed it and it was fun to watch, although the commercials were a bit of a let down this year. I think the stain talking on the shirt was my favorite; I got a real good laugh out of it.

But the game was very entertaining which was more important. I hate seeing a blowout in the Super Bowl so it was a fun game to watch and great to see that amazing play by David Tyree and Eli Manning that everyone has been talking about. I honestly felt a little sorry for the Patriots afterwards. Just seeing them get so close to a major mark in history and falling short. But then again I am no position to feel sorry for the Patriots. They had a great season despite falling short of history.

It was great to see two former teammates Domenik Hixon and Jeff Shoate be a part of the Giants. Anytime you spend that much time with guys — Hixon a year-and-a-half and Shoate was here as long as I was before leaving mid-season — you are happy to see them succeed. There is a little bit of jealousy to be honest. I definitely want to get a ring and those guys got sent off and landed into a great situation and are able to get a Super Bowl ring. I would say an extremely large percentage of players in this league never play in a Super Bowl, so I am proud of them and happy for them but a little jealous at the same time to be honest.

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Super Bowl Experience Always Great

February 6th, 2008 - 10:39am by jim_saccomanoOther posts by jim_saccomano

I must begin this blog with apologies to all readers who might have expected more communication over the past two weeks.

I worked on the NFL PR staff for Super Bowl XLII in Phoenix, and I had the best of intentions to blog while there and comment on what went on, but the combination of my workload and some technological complications prevented any blogging.

Probably to the reader’s benefit, but that’s another matter.

It was my 24th Super Bowl, so I certainly should have known better than to think I would have any free time.

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Guitar Hero with Peyton Manning?

January 22nd, 2008 - 2:56pm by domonique_foxworthOther posts by domonique_foxworth

Let’s see, what have I been up to? Well I have been keeping my writing group going and we had some pretty good classes, some better ones than usual which is always fun. That is probably one of my focuses now that we are in the offseason and we are unfortunately not playing anymore, is spending time at the Boys and Girls Club. I still get up and work out in the mornings over at Dove Valley and everyday that I am over there I spend about an hour or more with my guys from the equipment room and go and support their basketball team. They were 2-1 before I started going to the games and now they are 0-2 since I have been going. So hopefully I am not bad luck.

I did get away for a little bit. I went to New York during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday and saw The Color Purple. It was ok, I am not much into musicals but my girl wanted to see it so I went with her. It was fun and as good as a musical could be.

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Big Part of Season Still Ahead

January 11th, 2008 - 9:16am by jim_saccomanoOther posts by jim_saccomano

While the Denver Broncos are many other franchises are moving toward getting better and contending in 2008, for some employees of a number of teams, the season won’t be over until the day after the Super Bowl.

I am one of those, and while I do not wish to seem like I am walking the dog, I thought it might be interesting to share a couple of things that happen behind the scenes.

The Super Bowl is the largest non-Olympic sporting event ever put on in the world, in terms of interest, particularly from the media overall and television in particular.

Everyone knows that it is televised internationally, and the ten most watched TV shows in American history, no matter how the standard is skewed, always included at least seven or eight Super Bowl games in that list–sometimes more.

Because it is so large, it is just too much for the NFL New York employees to handle all by themselves, even though they work from about seven a.m. until about eleven p.m. for the three weeks leading up to the game.  So, they import veterans in various positions from some of the teams.

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